Materials
Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
Small plastic plates
Tiny black beeds
Snow
Toothpick
Small Buttons
What to do
- read the story Snowballs and discuss what must happen in order for it to snow. Talk about the temperature of the freezing point.
- On a snowy day, take the children outside. Give each child a small plastic plate.
- Invite the children to make tiny snowmen on their plates. They might use tiny black beeds for eyes, toothpicks for arms and small buttons for decorating the front.
Note:Use caution with young children who may still put small objects in their mouths. - Ask the children what might happen if the snowmen are taken indoors. Will they melt? Why?
- Help the children place their snowmen in a freezer and tell them that you will keep them there until spring. Explain how the freezer keeps the snowmen from melting.
- Remove them from the freezer on a spring day and your class will have snowmen in May.
More to do
More Science: Have a snowman metling party and allow the children to water the snowmen melt. Discuss why this is happening.
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